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FILM HERITAGE FOUNDATION – AWARDS

AWARDS 2015:

Shri P.K. Nair was presented FHF’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Film Preservation & Archiving by Shri Amitabh Bachchan at the opening ceremony of the Film Preservation & Restoration School India 2015 in Mumbai on February 22nd, 2015. Citation>>

Mr. Gian Luca Farinelli, Director of Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, was presented FHF’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Film Preservation and Restoration by Shrimati Jaya Bachchan at the opening ceremony of the Film Preservation & Restoration School India 2015 in Mumbai on February 22nd, 2015. Citation>>

Mr. David Walsh, Head of the FIAF Technical Commission and Head of the Digital Collections of the Imperial War Museum, London was presented FHF’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Film Archiving & Preservation by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur at Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2016 in Pune on March 4, 2016. Citation>>

AWARDS 2017:

Film Heritage Foundation presented an Outstanding Achievement Award to Reto Kromer, a member of our faculty, for his exemplary work in the field of film preservation and restoration and his commitment to researching the latest technological advancements in digital preservation and sharing his considerable knowledge with future film archivists and restorers who are the custodians of our film heritage. The award was presented to Reto Kromer by Shri Ramesh Prasad, Managing Director of the Prasad Group at the FPRWI 2017 opening ceremony. Citation>>

Film Heritage Foundation presented an Outstanding Achievement Award to Michael Jeffery Newnham, a member of our faculty, for his extraordinary life’s work as a film doctor, for his commitment in taking on leadership roles in various archival bodies around the world and for his work in researching, publishing, teaching and laying down the guidelines for the preservation of our moving image legacy for future archivists and restorers. The award was presented to Mick Newnham by acclaimed filmmaker Mani Ratnam at the FPRWI 2017 opening ceremony. Citation>>